在这部天堂門前纪录片片中,東尋坊是一個地理景觀獨特的海崖，更是日本著名的自殺地點。退休警察茂幸雄，人生大半輩子守在海崖上，阻止那些想不開的傻子，將他們從天堂門前贖回。茂幸雄組織了一個小的工作隊，不僅及時提供自殺者援助，還包含後續的諮商工作。一片片破碎的靈魂該如何拾回？當東尋坊日落的時候，茂幸雄拿起望遠鏡，找尋那些失落的人們。
Yukio Shige, a retired police detective, has dedicated his life to preventing deaths at Japan's famed suicide cliffs, providing not just immediate assistance but counseling and shelter with his impossibly small team. Meanwhile the cliffs are becoming a tourist attraction specifically for their notoriety as a popular suicide destination.
